The Event Horizon Telescope's groundbreaking image of the supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy M87. This image reveals the black hole's shadow, a dark region surrounded by a bright ring of glowing gas. The size and shape of this shadow confirm Einstein's theory of gravity even in extreme environments, providing further evidence of a 6 billion solar mass spinning black hole. New EHT results will be announced next Thursday.

Astronomy Picture from 01/05/2022

First Horizon-Scale Image of a Black Hole

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220501.html


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